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During his enshrinement Sunday to the National College Basketball Hall of Fame, Darrell Griffith made the honor about more than himself.

Griffith, a Male High School and University of Louisville graduate, used his stage to memorialize the "Doctors of Dunk," the Cardinals' slamming specialists that included Wiley Brown, Derek Smith and the McCray brothers.

The NCAA reinstated the dunk before Griffith's freshman year, paving the way for Dr. Dunkenstein to create a legacy at his hometown school. He helped U of L to its first national title in 1980 before going No. 2 overall in the NBA draft.

Griffith's highlight college play came in the 1980 Regional Final on his "Around The World" windmill dunk against top-seeded LSU.

This year's class joins dozens of other players, coaches and contributors who have been enshrined in Kansas City since the inaugural 2006 class, headlined by John Wooden and Oscar Robertson. The annual induction takes place on the eve of the CBE Classic at the nearby Sprint Center. No. 14 Iowa State plays Alabama and Maryland faces Arizona State in Monday's semifinals. The championship and consolation games are Tuesday night.

The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame compliments the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, where U of L coach Rick Pitino was enshrined last year.